Association of Mortality and Years of Potential Life Lost With Active Tuberculosis in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Active tuberculosis (TB) disease leads to substantial mortality but is preventable through screening and treatment for latent TB infection. Early mortality after TB diagnosis (≤1 year) is well described, but delayed mortality (>1 year) among patients with active TB is poorly understood.

Objective

To compare early and delayed mortality and years of potential life (YPL) lost among patients with active TB disease vs an age-, sex-, and year of diagnosis-matched comparison cohort without active TB disease.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study, conducted in the integrated health system of Kaiser Permanente Northern California, included patients with microbiologically confirmed active TB disease from January 1, 1997, to December 31, 20

SUBMITTER: Lee-Rodriguez C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7512053 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature